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Parshas Chukas
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Drasha by Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky
- Symbolism Over Substance (5784)
- Chukas Pocus (5782)
- All Pain, No Gain (5781)
- Snake Eyes (5778)
- Crime and Punishment (5761)
Dvar Torah by Rabbi Label Lam
- Educated Taste Buds (5782)
- The Gravity of Gravity (5781)
- Our Hope (5780)
- The Sacred Opportunity to Serve Greatness (5779)
- The Price (5778)
- The Ultimate Cure of the Ultra-Curious (5777)
- Incomprehensible (5776)
- Creating Peace in the World! (5775)
- A Different Type of Strength (5774)
- Utter Honesty (5772)
- Everything! (5770)
- It Works for Us Too! (5769)
- There Was Water (5768)
- What Are You Doing? (5767)
- A Real Yiddishe Kup! (5766)
- “Chok” is the Real Thing (5765)
- Open to Receive (5764)
- In Order for Nothing to Happen (5763)
- Subtle But Sublime (5761)
- A ‘Well’ Learned Lesson (5759)
- A Taste of the Ocean (5758)
- Guided Through Darkness (5757)
Haftorah Commentary by Rabbi Dovid Siegel
Haftorah Summary by Rabbi Aron Tendler
Kol HaKollel by Rabbi Pinchas Avruch
- Reflecting on G-d (5783)
- Everyday Miracles (5781)
- Putting the Cart Before the Horse (5778)
- Attention to Detail (5765)
Legacy by Rabbi Naftali Reich
- Miriam’s Well (5784)
- Leadership Qualities (5783)
- The Inside Story (5782)
- Quenching That Raging Thirst (5781)
Lifeline by Rabbi Yaakov Menken
- Imaginary Fears (5783)
- In the Mind’s Eye (5782)
- Fine Lines (5764)
- Bilaam’s Obsession (5762)
- ‘Kill’ Yourself for Torah (5760)
- Fine Lines (5758)
- Time Out for Torah (5757)
- Towards What End? (5755)
Parsha Halacha for the Shabbos Table by Joshua Kruger
Parsha Summary by Rabbi Aron Tendler
Rabbi Wein by Rabbi Berel Wein
- For Irrational Humans (5782)
- Handing Over the Mantle (5781)
- The Dividing Line (5779)
- Discipline and Obedience (5778)
- Anger: Avoid it at all Costs! (5774)
- Moses Bound to His Generation’s Fate (5772)
- Acceptance (5771)
- God is Not One of Us (5770)
- Leadership or Independence? (5768)
- Beyond Human Comprehension (5766)
- The War of the Words (5764)
- Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (5761)
Rabbi Zweig on the Parsha by Rabbi Yochanan Zweig
- The Power Of Prayer (5784)
- Death Is Not Enough (5783)
- Egocentricity Prevents Internalizing Torah (5778)
Short Vorts by Rabbi Chaim Flom
Table Talk by Rabbi Raymond Beyda
The Living Law by Rabbi Osher Chaim Levene
The Shmuz on the Parsha by Rabbi B. Shafier
Intermediate Level
Beyond Pshat by Rabbi Yosef Kalatzky
Hamaayan by Shlomo Katz
- Pillar of Prayer (5784)
- Who Doesn’t Love Peace? (5783)
- A Matter of Taste (5782)
- A New Day (5781)
- Bar Kochva, Rabbi Akiva, and Redemption (5780)
- It’s Real (5779)
- The Uncursables (5778)
- Closer to the Source (5778)
- To Be Wise (5777)
- Deep Waters (5776)
- Who is Wise? (5775)
- Closer to the Source (5774)
- Deep Waters (5772)
- “Knock Yourself Out” (5771)
- An Idle Mind… (5768)
- Staff Review (5765)
- Moshe’s Book and Bilam’s Book (5763)
- Tastes of the Mitzvos (5761)
- Bilam’s Big Appetite (5760)
- Why Didn’t Moshe Enter Canaan? (5759)
- Pro-Choice (5758)
Olas Shabbos by Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann
- Back From The Dead (5769)
- Building on Shaky Foundations (5766)
- Because He Said So (5763)
- Living Through Death (5762)
- Balancing Act (5761)
- Building With Failure (5760)
- Leap of Faith (5758)
Parsha Insights by Rabbi Yisroel Ciner
- Torah is Not a Religion (5781)
- Red Cow Disease (5780)
- A Purifying Process (5779)
- Decree of the Torah (5760)
Perceptions by Rabbi Pinchas Winston
- The Winkly Parsha (5784)
- Divine Understanding (5782)
- Mysterious Ways (5781)
- Under-Appreciated (5779)
- In Memory of Miriam (5778)
- Divine Divine Providence (5777)
- Absolutely True (5776)
- A Golden Opportunity (5775)
- Abandon Yourself to the Greater Moral Truth (5774)
- Big Picture Solutions (5772)
- It Is All In God’s Hands (5771)
- Do Not Pass (5769)
- An Accounting Issue (5767)
- An Invitation to Elevate (5766)
- A True Bar Mitzvah (5765)
- From The Nile to Denial (5764)
- Zu L’Umus Zu (5763)
- The TRUE Red Threat (5762)
- Matters of Life and Death (5761)
- Making a Good Impression (5760)
- The Greatest “Choks” of the Century (5759)
- The “Chok’s” On You (5758)
- The Point of No Discern (5757)
Rabbi's Notebook by Rabbi Aron Tendler
- Remaining Mysteries (5765)
- Not Because They Sinned! (5764)
- It’s All Free Will (5763)
- Without Cover! (5762)
- Working on the Outside (5760)
- Cutting the Apron Strings (5758)
Rav Frand by Rabbi Yissocher Frand
- Why Aharon HaKohen Was Mourned by the Entire House of Israel (5784)
- Seeking Honest Advice is Key to Avoiding Monumental Mistakes (5782)
- The Power of One to Purify the Many (5781)
- ALL the Silver & Gold (5780)
- Live the Lesson of the Snakes (5779)
- Kedusha Out — Tumah In (5778)
- Aharon & Peace / Sichon & Cheshbon Hanefesh (5777)
- Beginnings Are Important / The Mon Kept Us Connected to Hashem (5776)
- What Was Lost By Failing To Speak To The Rock? (5775)
- Two Insights: Miriam Did Not Get Eulogized and Aaron Did Not Get Complaints (5774)
- Watch Out For Those Transitional Periods In Life (5772)
- Departure of Israel’s Peace-maker Triggers Cannanite Attack (5771)
- Tumah and Taharah Defy Our Understanding (5770)
- The Death of Miriam – Closure, But No Tears (5768)
- We Should Appreciate People When We Have Them (5766)
- The Connection Between The Parah Adumah and the Golden Mean (5764)
- Those Who Will Not See (5763)
- Red Heifer and the Death of the Righteous (5762)
- A Perplexing Fast Day (5761)
- Never the Twain Shall Meet (5760)
- Miriam’s Death (5759)
- Red Heifer in the Garden of Eden (5758)
- Speculations on the Red Cow (5757)
- The Parah Paradox (5756)
- Man is Like an Earthenware Vessel (5755)
The Shmuz on the Parsha by Rabbi B. Shafier
Advanced Level
Be’eros by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Gal Einai by Gedalia Litke
Growing with the Parsha by Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz
Gur Aryeh by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Haaros by Rabbi Yaakov Bernstein
HaMedrash V’HaMaaseh by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Insights from Krakow
Jerusalem Views by Rabbi Heshy Grossman
Ksav Sofer by
Machshava by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Mei Marom by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Meshech Chochmah by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Meshivas Nafesh
Nesivos Shalom by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Netziv by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Reb Yeruchem
Sfas Emes by Nosson Chayim Leff
Shem MeShmuel by Rabbi Dr. Meir Tamari
The Timeless Rav Hirsch by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
- Parshas Chukas – Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth, A Thankless Nation (5771)
- Parshas Chukas – Parah Adumah Demystified (5770)